Fluency Curriculums for Speech Therapy

Fluency/Stuttering Curriculums for Speech Therapy Comprehensive Plans for Helping Children who Stutter Our fluency curriculums provide a clear, organized framework for helping children who stutter or have other disfluencies develop the tools they need to communicate effectively. Each plan teaches practical, real-world strategies that help students navigate speaking situations with greater comfort, confidence, and control—whether they’re in the classroom, with friends, or out in the community. Give your students the support they need to speak freely and feel understood. Structured. Supportive. Real-world results. Start your Free Trial to Access the Fluency Curriculums → Instant access. No risk. Cancel anytime. Who’s it For? Children and teens who repeat sounds, syllables, words, or phrases when speaking Those who struggle to coordinate their breathing with their speech (gasping or running out of air) Those who have trouble with word-finding, may say the wrong words or use vague words like “stuff” or “that thing” Those who elongate sounds or seem to get stuck on them Those who get anxious or frustrated by their disfluencies Who Can Use It? Speech-Language Pathologists and Professionals Speech Language Therapy Assistants and SLPAs Parents and Caregivers Teachers and Educators Choose your Curriculum: Foundations for Fluency Stuttering Cluttering Word Finding/Word Retrieval Foundations for Fluency Curriculum (Breathing and Emotional Reactions): What is it? A structured, supportive program that helps children and teens build the foundations for fluent speech — teaching them to coordinate breath with speech, increase awareness of disfluencies, and manage emotional responses with confidence and self-acceptance. Who is it for? Children and teens who… Seem unaware that they are stuttering or have disfluencies Seem upset by their stuttering/disfluencies Have negative thoughts about self or low self confidence due to stuttering/disfluencies Get visibly anxious or upset when stuttering/ having disfluencies Refuse to talk about their stuttering/ disfluencies Struggle to coordinate breathing with speech Stop in the middle of sentences or phrases to breathe How does it work? This Curriculum is broken down into three levels: Beginner Level: Breath-Speech Coordination (Ages 5-8 yrs and beyond) Coordinating Breath with Speech Intermediate Level: Managing Reactions to Fluency Struggles (Ages 7-10 yrs and beyond) Improving Awareness of Stuttering Dealing with Negative Emotions Regarding Stuttering Advanced Level: Self-Monitoring and Carryover of Fluency Strategies (Ages 10-15 yrs and beyond) Integrating Fluency Strategies into Real-World Communication * Age ranges represent when children typically master these skills. However, this program can help older children/teens with these skills as well. Try the Foundations for Fluency Curriculum Free for 7 Days Instant access. No risk. Cancel anytime. Stuttering Curriculum: What is it? A comprehensive, easy-to-follow program that takes the guesswork out of stuttering therapy — giving clinicians a clear roadmap and ready-to-use materials to plan effective, confidence-building sessions for children and teens who stutter. Who is it for? Children and teens who… Are younger than 5 years old with disfluency that comes and goes OR Repeat whole words and phrases or revises what they were saying frequently Use filler words like “um, uh” Repeat parts of words or single sounds Elongate sounds Seem to get stuck where no sound is coming out Sometimes use movements or muscle tension to seemingly “push” through moments of stuttering How does it work? This Curriculum is broken down into three levels: Beginner Level: Indirect Therapy for Young Children (Ages 2-6 yrs and beyond) Improve Fluency through Indirect Strategies and Parent Training Teaching Fast/Slow and Bumpy/Smooth Intermediate Level: Fluency Shaping Techniques (Ages 4-8 yrs and beyond) Slow Rate Easy Onset Continuous Voicing Light Articulatory Contact Prolongation Advanced Level: Stuttering Modification Techniques (Ages 7-10 yrs and beyond) Preparatory Set Pull Out Cancellation * Age ranges represent when children typically master these skills. However, this program can help older children/teens with these skills as well. Try the Stuttering Curriculum Free for 7 Days Instant access. No risk. Cancel anytime. Cluttering Curriculum: What is it? A structured, step-by-step program that helps children and teens who clutter develop clearer, more organized speech — with a systematic approach that makes therapy focused, effective, and easy to follow. Who is it for? Children and teens who… Speak very quickly, causing speech to become more disfluent Sound more clear and fluency when told to speak more slowly Leave out many sounds or word endings in conversational speech, sounds like words all run together Frequently use filler words like “um” and “like” Often revise what they are saying mid-sentence (e.g., “I need to go…I mean I’m out of cheese”) How does it work? This Curriculum is broken down into three levels: Beginner Level: Specific Strategies for Slow, Clear Speech (Ages 7-10 yrs and beyond) Understanding Cluttering Learning and Practicing Specific Strategies for Slowing Rate and Increasing Intelligibility Intermediate Level: Increasing Mastery of Strategies (Ages 9-12 yrs and beyond) Understanding and Identifying Communication Breakdowns Demonstrating strategies for slow, clear speech in practice scenarios Advanced Level: Correcting Intelligibility Issues in Conversations (Ages 10-12 yrs and beyond) Using slow, clear speech strategies in the natural environment as needed * Age ranges represent when children typically master these skills. However, this program can help older children/teens with these skills as well. Try the Cluttering Curriculum Free for 7 Days Instant access. No risk. Cancel anytime. Word Finding/Word Retrieval Curriculum: What is it? A structured, easy-to-implement program that helps children and teens strengthen word finding and retrieval skills — using clear, systematic lessons to improve communication speed, accuracy, and confidence. Who is it for? Children and teens who… Overuse non-specific words like “that thing” and “stuff” Struggle to come up with the word they’re looking for Sometimes say the wrong word for things Talk around words (ex: “the red fruit that grows on trees”) How does it work? This Curriculum is broken down into three levels: Beginner Level: Semantic Strategies (Ages 4-7 yrs and beyond) Identifying semantic aspects of words, such as category, attributes, and associations Intermediate Level: Phonological Strategies (Ages 4-8 yrs and beyond) Identifying phonological aspects of words, such as number of syllables/words, rhyming, and imagery Advanced Level: Conversational Strategies (Ages 6-10 yrs and beyond) Use strategies during word-finding struggles in conversational speech * Age ranges represent when children typically master these skills. However, this program can help older children/teens with these skills as well. Try the Word-Finding Curriculum Free for 7 Days Instant access. No risk. Cancel anytime. You Don’t Have to Do This Alone. Every child’s communication journey is unique — but you don’t have to reinvent the wheel for each one. Our Speech Sound Curriculums are just the beginning. Inside the SLK Curriculum, you’ll find comprehensive therapy plans for every major area of communication: Language (vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, etc.) Speech sound pronunciation Social communication and pragmatic skills Fluency and stuttering Voice and resonance Functional Communication Each curriculum walks you through the therapy process step-by-step — from first session to mastery — so you can spend less time planning and more time helping children and teens succeed. Because when you have a clear plan, children make faster progress. And when children start communicating clearly and confidently… everything changes. Sneak Peek! Learn More about the Curriculum → The post Fluency Curriculums for Speech Therapy appeared first on Speech And Language Kids .

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